Colo. Supreme Court Rejects Map

Published 1:49 pm, Monday, April 25, 2016

A divided state Supreme Court on Monday threw out a new legislative map, siding with Republicans who said the Senate boundaries were illegal because they put several counties in more than one district.

The court ruled 4-3 that the bipartisan Reapportionment Commission failed to comply with a state law that prohibits districts from dividing counties and cities.

The court ordered the commission, made up of lawmakers and political activists, to submit a revised map by Feb. 15. The commission must redraw the state's 65 House and 35 Senate seats to reflect new census figures in time for the November elections.

Democrats said they were disappointed, but have no plans to appeal.

The Democrats were counting on the new districts to help them hold on to their one-vote majority in the Senate. They won the majority two years ago, regaining control for the first time in 40 years.